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in DS2, we are introduced to 11 "new" gods:

  • Nehma, Goddess of Love

  • Caitha, Goddess of Tears

  • Galib, God of Disease

  • Kremmel, God of Struggle

  • Evlana, Goddess of the Hunt

  • Hanleth, Goddess of Bliss

  • Nahr Alma, God of Blood

  • Zinder, God of Desire

  • Quella, God of Dream

  • Caffrey, Goddess of Fortune

  • Faraam, God of War

those deities were seemingly absent from the Anor Londo pantheon, and the description of the name-engraved ring reveals them to have been known by different names in the past:

> There are countless vestiges of long-lost gods in the ruins of Drangleic. Or perhaps they are the very same gods as ours, only known by different names.

I think the wording here is a bit awkward in the english version, the original says:

> いまある神々も、かつては違う名で

translates to something like:

> Even the gods that exist now were once known by different names

This opens the possibility that those "gods" are actually characters from DS1, just known by different names in Drangleic - like how Greek gods have different names in Rome.

I'll quickly throw out some of the more popular interpretations of who's who, I won't provide really detailed explanations here though so this post won't be too long

Nehma = Fina: goddesses of love

Caitha = Velka: associations with darkness, intelligence, Carim, New Londo, the painted world

Galib = Nito: associations with disease & death, specifically the undead crypt

Evlana = Pharis: perhaps the most obvious one, same hat and bow, also Evlana is specified to be a deified human

Hanleth = Gwynevere: Hanleth is actually the goddess of *blessings* (祝福の神) which Gwynevere was known for giving out more than any other god

Nahr Alma = Priscilla: scythes that build up bleed

Zinder = Frampt/Kaathe: associations with snakes and greed

Quella = Gwyndolin: blue sentinels have the spirit tree shield, and Gwyndolin's name means "white ring" while Quella has a white ring associated with him

Faraam = firstborn: gods of war, depicted fighting archdragon on helmet, associated with lion knights, lightning weaponry and urns

Kremmel = ?

Caffrey = ?

(haven't been able to find anything compelling for the last two unfortunately:/)

I don't agree with all of those fully, so of course, I'm interested in hearing your thoughts as well!!

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